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The Scrantons are a family prominent in the business and political history of Pennsylvania:

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  1. ↑ Lawrence Kestenbaum. "Index to Politicians: Scott-williams to Scruton". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved 2016-04-19.
  2. ↑ Lawrence Kestenbaum. "Index to Politicians: Scott-williams to Scruton". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved 2016-04-19.
  3. ↑ Hitchcock, Frederick; Downs, John. History of Scranton and Its People , Vol. 1. Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1914.
  4. ↑ "Worthington Scranton Expires in Florida." Altoona, Pennsylvania: Altoona Tribune, February 14, 1955.
  5. ↑ White, Theodore H. “Squire Scranton Bides His Time.” New York, New York: Life, February 28, 1964, pp. 63-72 (retrieved online, June 3, 2021).
  6. ↑ Carocci, Vincent P. Capitol Journey: Reflections on the Press, Politics, and the Making of Public Policy in Pennsylvania, Chapter 13: “William Warren Scranton II (1963-1967).” University Park, Pennsylvania: The Pennsylvania State University Press, 2005.
  7. ↑ Perlstein, Rick. Before the Storm: Barry Goldwater and the Unmaking of the American Consensus , p. 275. New York, New York: Hill and Wang, A Division of Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2001.
  8. ↑ Lawrence Kestenbaum. "Index to Politicians: Scott-williams to Scruton". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved 2016-04-19.
  9. ↑ Lawrence Kestenbaum. "Index to Politicians: Scott-williams to Scruton". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved 2016-04-19.
  10. ↑ "William Scranton," in "Meltdown at Three Mile Island." Boston, Massachusetts: WGBH Educational Foundation, retrieved online June 8, 2021.
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